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Beit known that I, SAMUEL 'WHnELoCK, of Conway, in the county of Franklin, and State of Mlassachu-A setts, have invented la newiand useful Manufacture of Wheeled Vehicles; and do hereby declare the following' to be a full, clem-and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, making part of thisspeciiication, and in which-` Figure 1 is a vertical central and longitudinal section, and

Figure 2 a vertical and transverse section of a 'childrens carriage constructed in accordance with my linvention. l

Figure 3 is an under side view of the same, while Figure 4 is a vertical section of it-as it appears when dismembercd and folded ready for package or trans= portation. im v Figures 5 and 6 being detail views of some of the parts to be hereinafter referred to.

'Ihe object of this invention is to so construct a wheeled vehicle as to render it capable ofbeing readily and quickly dismembered or folded and reduced in bulk, by which means it may be packed in small compass for convenience of transportation or for storage when not in use.

The invention `consists in" theVv peculiar `(umstruction, arrangement, and combination of'the'diderent parts of a vehicle in order to accomplish the abovc-mcntioned results, the same being substantially as hereinafter explained. v v

For the sake of clear elucidation and explanation of the invention, and to enable others skilled in the manufacture of -vehicles to make my invention, I will proceed to describe its con-struction as shown in the drawings above referred to. t l

In such drawings, (which exhibita childs carriage,) a denotes the seat, and b thedasher or foot-rest ofsuchearriage, the dasher being hinged to the seat, as shown atc, in order t'o allow of its being folded or turned over upon or above such seat, as shown in ii'g.,5, such seat and dashcr being provided at their point of junction with a catch and hook, or suitable device for locking the two in their proper relative position when extended and in use. The scat is to be provided with a rail, d, and is to be upholstered in the usual manner. The adjustable pole is shown at c as .constructed in two portions, one, vz,f, being a forked bar, with its arms hinged to the under side of the dasher, andV the other portion, g, being a rod, bent at a right angle, the lower arm a of which is secured to the foot ofthe barf, and is of such a length that its bend or elbow i shall come in contact with the upper front portion of the dasher, Vto whichit is to be secured when th'e carriage is in use by any proper 'movable device, that shown in the drawings being simply a wire, e', having a hook upon one end te extend into a hole in the dasher, and with its shank passing through the bend t and terminating in an eye, il. Thcuppcr end or arm b extends beyond the dasher and into a convenient position to serve as a handle for drawing the carriage. The wheels of the-carriage are shown 'at-izl as applied respectivelyT to journals clcfixed at right angles to swinging armsZZ, such arms bein-g hinged or pivoted at their forward ends to the under side of the carriage-seat eZ in such manner as to be readily detached therefrom, as occasion may require. In the present-l instance'these arms ZZ are held in proper Vposition by means of a hook, m, applied to each end of a semi-.elliptic spring, n., fixed transversely to the bottom of the seat a, the arrangementof the hooks m m being such as to lallow of their sliding freely upon the ends of the spring n, and over upon and to clasp the arms ZZwhen the carriage is ready for use, or to be pushed away from contact with such arms, and allow them with the wheels to be detached from the carriage when occasion requires, the ends of the said spring w, being slightly hookingV to aid inretaining the arms injpla'cc. lFor more perfect security in this respect, however, I form the upper part ofthe bore of the socketsff, which receive the journals k c, with a longitudinal groove, g, (sce fig. G of thc drawings,) and I apply to the lower surface of the inner end of each of thejournals, and so as to bear :against the inner side ofthe sockets ff, a pin or stud, g', which prevents such journal from being withdrawn from thc socket when thel wheels are in theirordinary travelling position. When it becomes desirable to detach the w heels from the carriage, the arms ZZ are first to .be detached from the spring n, as before explained, and mad@ to describe a semi-'revolution on their journals, which will bring the stud inv alignment with the groove and' allow the journal to be withdrawn. The folding or adjustable top of the carriageis shownat o, asa metallic frame composed oi' a brace or support, ;v, which is pivoted to the rear end of each side* rail qq ofthe seat a, suchbraces extending upward and forward at an angle of about forty-tive degrees for some distance, and terminating in upright bends r n. To each elbowor bend of the braces pp' afrevolving foot or support, t, is pivoted, which, by bearing at its lower end upon the top of the seat, supports the top o in an upright position, at the same time permitting the lowering of suoli top when occasion demands. "'To the upper end s of each brace up the opposite extremities of two bows or arched bars' uit are pivoted, as shown at c c', such bows extending across and above the carriage-seat, and forming the centralbows of the carriagetop 0. Two other arched bars or bows o v A are hinged at their respective oppositeends to the lower ends of the bows u u and above the joints c c,such

^ sisting of the footf and handle g, in manner and to operate-as specified.

bows 'u u being of thesame size and shape laterally as the bows u u, and forming the front and rear of the top o.. Two bands or straps w w of leather or'other suitable material are fastened at one extremity to the rear .ends of the seat-rails g q, and at the other, extremity to the front ends of such rails, the intermediate portion ofsuch straps being confined to the bends ofthe bows u u and ne, as represented in the drawings, and serving to confine them together as well as retain thetop o in its due relation with the seat a, and allow ofthe necessary movements of such top opening and closing. It will be understood thatthe top o, as thus made, is to belined or upholstered in the ordinary manner. This lining is omitted in the accompanying drawings in order to more clearly illustrate the constructio1i of` such top. l

By the aid of the above description of the construction of the'carriage, the manner of folding or packing it for transportation will readily manifest itself to intelligent persons. The following brief explanation, how-V ever, may not be out of place. We will suppose the carriage to be in an open state ready for use. 4The hooks m m are to be moved inward upon the spring 1t', and the arms ZZ, together with the wheels iz', are removed from the carriage, and are both subsequently to be packed with the remainder oftne carriage. 'Ihe swinging feet it of the braces pp are next to be turned upward toward the rear side of the seat a, which will allow the whole tup o to be lowered and folded within or down upon the seat, as shown in figer.; The lock between the dasher and seat is now to be unfastened, and the former turned down upon or over-the seat a' and top 0.. The hook of the wire c is next to be removed from contact with the dasher IJ, and the whole pole turned or passed about the folded carriage, as shown infig. 4, and its eye or forward extremity secured tothe under surface of the sea-t byka simple device applied thereto, thus securely locking or binding the parts and preventing their displacement. In this state the carriage maybe packed into a very small compass For purposes of` transportation from the manufactory or places of sale, or upon the moving of families, my invention will readily recommend itself. Although the accompanying drawings show my invention as constructed inthe form of a childrenis carriage, it may be applied in whole or in part to vehicles of anyidescription or of any size. vWhen constructed-on a iarger scale the vehicle may be stowed away during the winter in a small space, and economize what would ofteni times be valuable room.

IIaving thus described my invention, and its peculiarities and advantages, what Ipbelieve to be novel, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

1. I claim, so constructing a vehicle for ordinary purposes of conveyancel as to be enabled todismember, or fold, or reduee in bulk, such wheeled vehicles for purposes of packing for transportation.

2. I claim the mode, substantially as herein described and shown, of applying the wheels to the carriage, that is, by means of the arms ZZ pivoted at one ond to the seat or body of the carriage, and supported at their free ends .by the extremities of the spring 1t.`

3'. I also claim applying the spring of a vehicle or carriage to its body, in such manner as to serve the purposes both of a spring and as a means of confining the wheels to the carriage and allow oftheir being readily removed therefrom. l y

4. I claim combining the dasher or foot-rest of a vehicle to its seat or body, in su'eh'manner as to allow of its being turned inward upon or over such seat, essentially as befre explained.

5. I also clailn the construction and application of the top of a vehicle, in such a manner as to -permit ofv its being lowered and folded within or upon the seat 'of such vehicle. l

6. I claim the peculiar construction and arrangement as well as application of the top o of the carriage.- such consisting of the braces p2), swinging feet or supporters tt, bows u u and vv, and straps or bands w w, substantially in manner and for`tho purpose as beforeset forth.

7. I claim the peculiar construction and combination with the dasher or foot-rest Z1 of the pole e, as con- SAMUEL WHEELOOK.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM A. BnowN,

ISAAC SEELY,

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